Don Mankiewicz
Don Mankiewicz (born January 20, 1922 in Berlin , † April 25, 2015 in Monrovia , California ) was an American screenwriter and author.
Life
Mankiewicz is a son of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz . One uncle was Joseph L. Mankiewicz , who was also in the film business . Mankiewicz studied at Columbia University until his graduation in 1942 , served in the United States Army and worked for the New Yorker . In 1954 he published the novel Trial , which was also made into a film. In the 1950s and 1960s he was active in the Democratic Party .
From the early 1950s, he worked as a screenwriter primarily for television series and films. For the screenplay for the court drama Let Me Live , he was nominated together with Nelson Gidding for an Oscar in the category "Best Adapted Screenplay" in 1959 . He wrote the screenplay for the 1962 Oscar-nominated short documentary film The Road to the Wall by Robert Saudek . He was nominated for an Emmy in 1968 for his work on the series The Boss . Another nomination followed in 1970 for his screenplay for an episode of the series Dr. med. Marcus Welby . He last appeared as a screenwriter in 1995.
Mankiewicz was married twice. His second marriage son, John Mankiewicz , born in 1954, works as a screenwriter and producer.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: The hangman takes measurements (House of Numbers)
- 1958: Let me live (I Want to Live!)
- 1962: The Chapman Report (The Chapman Report)
- 1962: The Road to the Wall (short documentary film)
- 1967: Spaceship Enterprise (Star Trek , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967–1968: The Boss (Ironside , TV series)
- 1969–1970: Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD ., TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1986: MacGyver (TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- Don Mankiewicz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mankiewicz, Don |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and book writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 2015 |
Place of death | Monrovia , California |